From the history of the Tungus

The history and culture of the Paleo-Asian peoples, who settled and settled in the harsh North since ancient times, deserve worthy respect and mention. The history of these peoples, who before the revolution bore the common name Tungus, is fraught with much that is unknown. More than one generation of researchers has been trying to understand the Tunguska trace in the history of mankind. Until the beginning of the 17th century. information about the Tungus peoples penetrated into written sources extremely rarely, although the acquaintance of Russians with the Tungus began in the 16th century. Only in 1931 did they officially begin to be called Evenks and Evens. The word “Tungus” itself has never been the self-name of modern Evenks. The growth of self-identity and self-awareness of the Paleo-Asian peoples of Russia strengthens the unity of the peoples of our multinational country. This is precisely where the authors see the relevance of the chosen topic. Studying the life and way of life of these indigenous peoples of Siberia, who mastered a vast territory, helps to restore a more complete picture of their history not only in the former Lena region, but throughout Eurasia. The article uses various sources, including artistic and literary, Evenki (Tungus) myths and legends, because they are based, with a high degree of historicism, on the real life of the ancestors of now small peoples. Data is provided about national heroes – Gantimur, Hailancha. The work is the first research experience of a first-year student.